Re: wireless networking

[Dick Grable]

After having one for over a year I have found it to be much easier to just
connect the computers to the router. If you only have one computer and your
DSL service does not have any unusual requirements then maybe you don¹t want
to part with the dollars for a router. We have a wireless network so one is
required. Besides the hardware firewall it has simplified our home install
(both with DSL and Cable Modem).

>>> Contact your DSL provider to see if there are requirements for
>> installing
>
>>> 
>>> I am trying to set up ADSL, on a Lombard 333, using an Alcatel Speed
>>> Touch Home modem and am not having much success. Any pointers?
>>> 
>> Dick,
> 
> Are you saying that if I put a router between the modem and the comp,
> I'll have no problem with the setup?



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Re: wireless networking

[Alan C. Magnus]

On Thursday, March 21, 2002, at 06:17  pm, Dick Grable wrote:

> Contact your DSL provider to see if there are requirements for 
> installing
> this modem. Or, pick up a hardware router and enjoy the benefits of the
> hardware firewall and easy setup. Also if you want to connect other
> computers it's a snap. My recommendation is the SMC. They provide Mac
> support and have an excellent warranty.
>
> On 3/21/2002 2:16 PM, "Alan C. Magnus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>>
>> I am trying to set up ADSL, on a Lombard 333, using an Alcatel Speed
>> Touch Home modem and am not having much success. Any pointers?
>>
>> Alan.
>>
>
Dick,

Are you saying that if I put a router between the modem and the comp, 
I'll have no problem with the setup?


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Re: wireless networking

[Dick Grable]

Contact your DSL provider to see if there are requirements for installing
this modem. Or, pick up a hardware router and enjoy the benefits of the
hardware firewall and easy setup. Also if you want to connect other
computers it's a snap. My recommendation is the SMC. They provide Mac
support and have an excellent warranty.

On 3/21/2002 2:16 PM, "Alan C. Magnus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Listers,
> 
> I am trying to set up ADSL, on a Lombard 333, using an Alcatel Speed
> Touch Home modem and am not having much success. Any pointers?
> 
> Alan.
> 


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Re: wireless networking

[Alan C. Magnus]

Listers,

I am trying to set up ADSL, on a Lombard 333, using an Alcatel Speed 
Touch Home modem and am not having much success. Any pointers?

Alan.


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Re: wireless networking

[Kathryn Odell]

This would be better for me, as all my pci slots are full in the beige g3.
Thanks!
Kate

Mitchell J Laurren-Ring wrote:

>
> To be a little more explicit (as a later poster was), Kate's best solution
> is probably:
> - Hardware base station
> - Airport card for your Pismo
>


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Re: wireless networking

[Mitchell J Laurren-Ring]

on 3/20/02 12:51, Bruce Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> That said, Mitchell was right, a hardware base station will be more capable.

To be a little more explicit (as a later poster was), Kate's best solution
is probably:
- Hardware base station
- Airport card for your Pismo

The hardware base station will have Ethernet (some have hubs/switches) which
you can hook to your Beige.

> Sigh. I just wish that the Airport software would run on a non-PowerPC
> mac...I've seen 16-bit 802.11 cards that should work in my 540 if only
> the Airport software would...:-/

This seems like something that could/should be added to IPNetRouter. I
suppose that there are no drivers, though. :(


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Re: wireless networking

[Bruce Johnson]

Kathryn Odell wrote:
> So would I need to buy a base station and a pci card for the g3 beige?
> Kate
> 
> Mitchell J Laurren-Ring wrote:

The Beige G3 will take a pci adapter with a pcmcia card in it. After 
that, it should work fine with Software base station...if it works with 
airport, it should connect to a software base station. I don't think it 
  can BE a SBS, but to the airport hardware, a base station is a base 
station. Farallon sells 'em, as do a number of other vendors. I know 
Farallon's are compatible.

The only drawback to the pci solutions for desktops is the added cost of 
the pci adapter...A buddy of mine was all heeped up about getting a 
bunch of them at $40 to build a wireless network, until I pointed out 
the fine print, that that price was *without* the 802.11 pcmcia card 
needed to make it all work ;-)

That said, Mitchell was right, a hardware base station will be more capable.

Sigh. I just wish that the Airport software would run on a non-PowerPC 
mac...I've seen 16-bit 802.11 cards that should work in my 540 if only 
the Airport software would...:-/

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Re: wireless networking

[Kathryn Odell]

So would I need to buy a base station and a pci card for the g3 beige?
Kate

Mitchell J Laurren-Ring wrote:

> Pismos can take Airport, G3 beige cannot. You can buy a 802.11b PCI card,
> but I'm not sure about Mac compatibility or if it will work with Software
> Base Station.
>
> Non-Apple wireless base stations are very cheap now ($150 or so), you'd
> probably be better off getting one of those.
>


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Re: wireless networking

[Mitchell J Laurren-Ring]

on 3/19/02 23:56, Eddie Hargreaves at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> You can use the Airport software to setup a machine as a Software Base
> Station, as opposed to purchasing a Hardware Base Station. However, I'm not
> aware that a G3 beige desktop or a Pismo can hold AirPort cards.

Pismos can take Airport, G3 beige cannot. You can buy a 802.11b PCI card,
but I'm not sure about Mac compatibility or if it will work with Software
Base Station.

Non-Apple wireless base stations are very cheap now ($150 or so), you'd
probably be better off getting one of those.


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Re: wireless networking

[Eddie Hargreaves]

You can use the Airport software to setup a machine as a Software Base
Station, as opposed to purchasing a Hardware Base Station. However, I'm not
aware that a G3 beige desktop or a Pismo can hold AirPort cards.

On 3/19/02 4:56 PM, Kathryn Odell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I want to make a wireless network between my G3 beige desktop and my
> pismo. Both are running 9.1. I'm assuming the Pismo would just use an
> airport card, but what would I need to do to the older machine? It seems
> to me I've read that I don't need a base station for just the two
> computers. Is that correct? If so, how do you get them to communicate
> once cards are installed?
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> Kate
> 


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